New virus extorts cash from visitors of porn sites
A new type of malware infects computers using file-share web sites to download pornography and publishes the user's internet history on a public web site before demanding a…
Month: April 2010
Open courseware 2.0: The next steps in the OER movement
Putting free courseware online was a first step in reimagining education. So what now? Wiki universities, smart courses, and—maybe—improved learning, reports the New York Times.
Palin dispute raises questions about university foundations
An escalating controversy involving a California State University foundation that hired Sarah Palin to give a speech has shed light on legal loopholes that allow such foundations to…
Apple iPad: The evolution of home computing
I have seen the future of home computing, and it is the iPad. I'm convinced of it, PC World's Kenneth van Wyk reports.
Water-cooled supercomputers on the way
Around the world, engineers are searching for energy-efficient ways to cool down racks of computers in warehouses that get as hot as an oven while powering the internet,…
Despite budget woes, university still has money for bottled water
Times are tough at the University of California, the New York Times reports. The state's budget crisis has led to cuts, layoffs and higher student fees.
Andreessen-founded Ning cuts staff, free service
Uh-oh. Just a month after Gina Bianchini, co-founder of build-a-social-network service Ning, departed the company, it's cutting 40 percent of its staff and axing its free, ad-supported service,…
Study: Young adults do care about online privacy
All the dirty laundry younger people seem to air on social networks these days might lead older Americans to conclude that today's tech-savvy generation doesn't care about privacy.…
Community colleges turn to online classes as enrollments spike
Distance learning enrollment in American community colleges jumped by 22 percent during the 2008-09 academic year, an increase fueled in part by an influx of nontraditional students who…
Meet the Ph.D.s Facebook is putting through school
Facebook has named the first recipients of its new fellowship program for Ph.D. candidates doing research in areas related to "the social web and internet technology," reports the…